Casino card game

ABSTRACT

A card game of chance includes a plurality of playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color, a playing surface having at least one player position and one dealer position. The player position includes a change-up card indicia, a first primary card indicia, and an ante indicia. The dealer position includes at least one dealer card indicia. A wager is placed in the ante indicia and a first primary card is dealt face down to the player on the first primary card indicia. A change card is dealt to the player face down on the change up card indicia. A dealer card is dealt face down to the dealer on the dealer card indicia. The first primary card of the player is exposed and the player makes prediction of whether the primary card or the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card. The value of the dealer card is exposed the player is declared a winner or loser based on whether their prediction is correct. If the player is declared a winner, they are awarded a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the player played the change card and awarding the player a second predetermined proportion of the ante if the player did not play the change card.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 62/098,814, filed Dec. 31, 2014 and entitled “ACasino Card Game”; and to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.62/099,361, filed Jan. 2, 2015, and entitled “A Casino Card Game”, thedisclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference as though setforth fully herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for playing a gameof chance, and more particularly, toward a method and system for playinga casino card game of chance.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Games of chance are well-known activities whose outcomes are stronglyinfluenced by randomizing devices and upon which contestants may wagermoney as they forecast outcomes. Games of chance have been playedthroughout all of human history, and are considered popular pastimes bymany. Players of games of chance are attracted to new and excitingmethods of game play. Therefore, there remains a need for new andinteresting method and system for playing games of chance that maintainplayer interest and attract new players.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a card game ofchance that is more exiting for users to play.

It is another aspect of the present disclosure to provide a card game ofchance that allows players more opportunities to win.

In accordance with the above and the other aspects of the presentdisclosure, a method of playing a card of chance is provided. The cardgame of chance includes at least one player and a dealer. The gameincludes providing a plurality of playing cards each having a value anda suit and a color. The game of change includes a playing surface havingat least one player position and one dealer position wherein the playerposition of the playing surface includes at least a change up cardindicia, at least a first primary card indicia, and an ante indicia. Thedealer position of the playing surface includes at least one dealer cardindicia. According to the method an ante wager consisting of a bettingcurrency on the ante indicia. A first primary card is dealt to theplayer on the first primary card indicia in a manner so as to concealthe value of the first primary card from the player and dealer. A changecard is dealt to the player on the change up card indicia in a manner soas to conceal the value of the change card from the player and dealer. Adealer card is dealt to the dealer on the dealer card indicia in amanner so as to conceal the value of the dealer card from the player andthe dealer. The first primary card of the player is exposed. The playereither plays the first primary card by making a first prediction ofwhether the dealer card is higher or lower than the first primary card,or substitutes the first primary card with the change card and makes asecond prediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than thedealer card. The value of the dealer card is exposed. Declaring theplayer a loser if at least either of the first and second predictionsare incorrect. Declaring the player a winner if a predetermined numberof the predictions are correct. If the player is declared a winner, theyare awarded a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if theplayer played the change card and awarding the player a secondpredetermined proportion of the ante if the player did not play thechange card.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other aspects of the present disclosure will be readily appreciated, asthe same becomes better understood by reference to the followingdetailed description when considered in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top view of an exemplary playing surface that can be usedwith a method and system for playing a game of chance in accordance withan aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a player position that may be included onthe playing surface of FIG. 1 in accordance with an aspect of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart presenting a method of playing a game accordingto an aspect of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic table presenting winning combinations of pokerhands and corresponding payouts that can be used with the method andsystem for playing a game according to an aspect of the disclosure; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration and an exemplary playing surface thatcan be used with a method and system for playing a game of chance inaccordance with another aspect of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

Referring to the Figures, wherein like numerals indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views, a method and system for playing acasino game of chance upon which players may place wagers upon theoutcome is disclosed. More specifically, the disclosed method is amethod of playing a casino card game.

FIG. 1 presents an exemplary embodiment of a playing surface 10 on whichthe disclosed game may be played. According to an aspect, the playingsurface may present three player positions 12 and one dealer position14. It should be appreciated that the playing surface 10 may beconfigured to include any number of player positions 12 to allow anynumber of players to participate in the game. The player positions 12may be represented in a variety of different ways. The playing surface10 may be configured to receive a plurality of playing cards 16, whichcan be utilized with the disclosed method and system. The cards may be astandard deck consisting of fifty two (52) individual cards. However, avariety of other decks of cards can be employed including custom decks.

The game may alternatively be played in an electronic gamingenvironment, whereby the playing surface may be presented on a displayscreen of a computer implemented device. This may be configured as anelectronic gaming machine like video poker machines found in regulatedgaming establishments, a personal computer, a hand-held device runningsoftware from the internal memory or the Internet, or by other suitablemethods, including any combination of the above. For example, the methodmay be configured as a combination of a physical playing surfacetogether with an electronic gaming environment. According to an aspect,in an electronic or virtual environment, the playing cards may bedisplayed as images of playing cards on the display screen, whereas in atangible application, the playing cards 16 may comprise physical playingcards 16 which are handled by players in physically.

As best shown in FIG. 2, according to an aspect, each player position 12of the playing surface 10 can present a change-up card indicia 18, afirst primary card indicia 20, a second primary card indicia 22, and athird primary card indicia 24, each for receiving at least one playingcard. Each player position 12 can also present an ante indicia 26 and apoker bonus indicia 28, each for receiving betting chips or other formsof betting currency. Furthermore, as best shown in FIG. 1, the dealerposition 14 can include a dealer card indicia 30 for receiving a playingcard. It will be appreciated that in an electronic environment, thewagers may be placed and resolved electronically.

In the exemplary embodiment, the plurality of playing cards 16 mayconsist of six 52-card decks of conventional playing cards, however,more or less playing cards 16 could be used. As is known in the art,each of such conventional playing cards 16 may have a value, a suit anda color. It is anticipated that other types of playing cards havingdifferent indicia could be used. A shoe 32 (schematically shown) may bedisposed on the playing surface 10 for containing and dispersing theplaying cards 16. Other suitable devices may be used for containing anddispersing the playing cards 16. For example, card shuffling devicessuch as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,669,853 may also be employed.

FIG. 3 schematically presents the steps of the exemplary embodiment ofthe method according to an aspect of the disclosure. According to anaspect, the plurality of playing cards 16 can be provided at step 34 andmay be subsequently shuffled at step 36. The playing cards 16 can thenbe stored in the shoe 32 at step 38, from which they may be distributedin the manner set forth below.

At step 40, each of the players must make an ante wager and a pokerbonus wager. In the exemplary embodiment, one or more chips representingthe player's ante wager may be placed on the ante indicia 26corresponding to their player position, and one or more chipsrepresenting the player's bonus wager may be placed on the poker bonuswager indicia 28 corresponding to their player position. It isanticipated that the players could make ante and poker bonus wagers ofthat are equal values although the amount of these wagers could vary.

According to an aspect, the method continues at step 42 wherein a firstprimary card, a second primary card and a third primary card may bedealt from the shoe 32 to each player in a manner so as to conceal thevalue of the primary cards from the players and the dealer. The firstprimary card may be placed on the first primary card indicia 20, thesecond primary card on the second primary card indicia 22, and the thirdprimary card on the third primary card indicia 24. According to anaspect and as shown in FIG. 5, the first primary card indicia 20 caninclude an upper box 100, which reflects a prediction by the player thatthe first primary card will be higher than the dealer's card, asdiscussed below. The first primary card indicia can also include a lowerbox 102, which reflects a prediction by the player that the firstprimary card will be lower than the dealer's card. According to anotheraspect, the second primary card indicia 22 can include an upper box 104and a lower box 106 to reflect the player's prediction that the secondprimary card will be higher or lower than the dealer's card. Accordingto a further aspect, the third primary card indicia 24 can include anupper box 108 and a lower box 110 to reflect the player's predictionthat the third primary card will be higher or lower than the dealer'scard.

Likewise, the method proceeds at step 44 with dealing a change card fromthe shoe 32 to each player in a manner so as to conceal the value of thechange card from the players and the dealer. According to an aspect,this can be accomplished by placing a card face down on the player'schange up indicia. Further, at step 46 one dealer card may be dealt tothe dealer from the shoe 32 in a manner so as to conceal the value ofthe dealer card from the player and the dealer. The change card may beplaced on the change card indicia 18 and the dealer card placed on thedealer card indicia 30.

In the exemplary embodiment, the following steps 48-84 may be performedfor each player in a predetermined order. They can be performed suchthat they are executed for a first player prior to being performed for asecond player. The order of players in which these steps are executed ispredetermined based upon the seating arrangement of the players,however, the order could be chosen in other ways.

According to an aspect, the value of the first primary card may berevealed at step 48 by turning it over to reveal its indicia. At step50, the player can proceed by selecting to play the first primary card(step 52) or by selecting to play the change card (step 54). If theplayer proceeds by playing the first primary card, the player can thenmake a prediction of whether the indicia of the dealer card is higher orlower than the indicia of the first primary card by sliding the firstprimary card to either the upper box 100 or the lower box 102. If theplayer proceeds by playing the change card, the player can substitutethe first primary card with the change card, and makes a prediction ofwhether the indicia of the player change card is higher or lower thanthe indicia of the dealer card by placing the change card in the upperbox 100 or the lower box 102 depending upon their prediction.

According to an aspect, the value of the second primary card is revealedat step 56. Akin to step 50, at step 58 the player proceeds by electingto play the second primary card (step 60), or by playing the change card(step 62) if they have not already done so. If the player proceeds byplaying the second primary card, the player can make a prediction ofwhether the indicia of the dealer card is higher or lower than theindicia of the second primary card by placing the second primary card ineither the upper box 104 or the lower box 106 to reflect theirprediction. If the player proceeds by playing the change card, theplayer can substitute the second primary card with the change card andmakes a prediction of whether the indicia of the change card is higheror lower than the indicia of the dealer card by placing the change cardin either the upper box 104 or the lower box 106. The change card mayonly be played once per round per player, therefore, if the playerelected to play the change card at step 54, they may not play it at step62.

According to another aspect, the value of the third primary card may berevealed at step 66. Akin to steps 50 and 58, at step 66 the playerproceeds to play the third primary card (step 68), or to proceed byplaying the change card (step 70). If the player elects to proceed byplaying the third primary card, the player can make a prediction ofwhether the indicia of the dealer card is higher or lower than theindicia of the third primary card by placing the third primary card ineither the upper box 108 or the lower box 110 depending upon theirprediction. If the player proceeds by playing the change card, theplayer can substitute the third primary card with the indicia of thechange card and makes a prediction of whether the change card is higheror lower than the indicia of the dealer card by placing the change cardin the upper box 108 or the lower box 110 to reflect their prediction.Again, since the change card may only be played once per round perplayer, if the player elected to play the change card at steps 54 or 62,they may not play it at step 70.

According to an aspect, the value of the dealer card is revealed at step72. If the change card was not played in steps 54, 62 or 70, then thevalue of the change card is also revealed at step 72. At step 74, it isdetermined if any of the predictions made by the player were incorrect.If any of the predictions were incorrect, the player is designated aloser and forfeits their ante (step 76). In determining whether thedealer card is higher or lower than the primary card, in the exemplaryembodiment, deuces must be considered to be low and aces must beconsidered to be high. Furthermore, if the primary card and the dealercard are determined to have the same value, the player may be consideredto have made an incorrect prediction. It is also anticipated that thiscould result in a push.

According to another aspect, if it is determined that all of thepredictions made by the player were correct, the player may bedesignated a winner and awarded a predetermined ratio of their antewager (step 78). More specifically, according to the exemplaryembodiment, if the player is designated a winner and played the changecard at one of steps 54, 62 or 70, then the player is awarded an amountequal to a 1:1 ratio of their ante wager. On the other hand, if theplayer is designated a winner and elected not to play the change card atone of steps 54, 62 or 70, then the player is awarded an amount equal toa 3:2 ratio of their ante wager. It is anticipated that otherpredetermined ratios of the ante wager could also be awarded.

According to a further aspect, the method proceeds by playing a pokerbonus wager aspect of the game embodied in steps 80-84. In step 80, itmay be determined if the player has a winning combination of the changecard and the first, second and third primary cards according to apredetermined criteria. In the exemplary embodiment, the predeterminedcriteria may be based upon a plurality of poker hands which arepresented in FIG. 4. Other criteria could be used, which may includeother poker hand combinations.

If it is determined that the player does not have a winning combination,the poker bonus wager is forfeited (step 82). If it is determined thatthe player has a winning combination, a predetermined proportion of theplayer's poker bonus wager is rewarded based upon another predeterminedcriteria (step 84), also presented in FIG. 3.

According to an aspect and as shown in FIG. 4, the minimum qualifyingfour card poker hand is a pair of fives. If the player who places awager in the poker bonus wager indicia 28 does not have a hand with apair of 5s or better, they lose the amount of their poker bonus wagerthat was placed in the poker bonus wager indicia 28. If the player whoplaces a wager in the poker bonus wager indicia 28, and has a hand of apair greater than a pair of 5s, they are declared a winner and paid at aratio of 1:1 on the amount of their wager. If a player who placed apoker bonus wager has a hand of two pair, they are declared a winner andpaid at a ratio of 2:1 on the amount of their wager. If a player whoplaced a poker bonus wager has a hand consisting of three of a kind(trips), they are declared a winner and paid at a ratio of 3:1 on theamount of their wager. If a player who placed a poker bonus wager has afour card poker hand consisting of a straight, they are declared awinner and paid at a ratio of 5:1 on the amount of their wager. If aplayer who placed a poker bonus wager has a hand consisting of a flush,they are declared a winner and paid at a ratio of 6:1 on the amount oftheir wager. If a player who placed a poker bonus wager has a handconsisting of a straight flush, they are declared a winner and paid at aratio of 30:1 on the amount of their wager. If a player who placed apoker bonus wager has a hand consisting of four of a kind (quads), theyare declared a winner and paid at a ratio of 50:1 on the amount of theirwager.

In the exemplary embodiment, the poker bonus wager aspect of the game isplayed regardless of whether the player won the ante wager aspect of thegame of steps 48-78, however, it is anticipated that the poker bonuswager aspect could alternatively be played only under the circumstancesin which the player was designated a winner of the ante wager aspect ofthe game of steps 48-78.

Upon the completion of either steps 82 or 84 by any given player, themethod proceeds with step 48 for an additional player (if other playersremain). Once all of the players have advanced through step 82 or 84, around is complete, and the method may proceed by repeating step 40 andsubsequent steps. After a predetermined number of rounds are completed,the method proceeds to step 36, wherein the cards are re-shuffled andredistributed prior to beginning another round.

Note that not all of the activities described above in the generaldescription or the examples are required, that a portion of a specificactivity may not be required, and that one or more further activitiesmay be performed in addition to those described. Still further, theorders in which activities are listed are not necessarily the order inwhich they are performed.

The specification and illustrations of the embodiments described hereinare intended to provide a general understanding of the structure of thevarious embodiments. The specification and illustrations are notintended to serve as an exhaustive and comprehensive description of allof the elements and features of apparatus and systems that use thestructures or methods described herein. Many other embodiments may beapparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the disclosure.Other embodiments may be used and derived from the disclosure, such thata structural substitution, logical substitution, or another change maybe made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly,the disclosure is to be regarded as illustrative rather thanrestrictive.

Certain features are, for clarity, described herein in the context ofseparate embodiments, may also be provided in combination in a singleembodiment. Conversely, various features that are, for brevity,described in the context of a single embodiment, may also be providedseparately or in any sub combination. Further, reference to valuesstated in ranges includes each and every value within that range.

Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have beendescribed above with regard to specific embodiments. However, thebenefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any feature(s) that maycause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become morepronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essentialfeature of any or all the claims.

The above-disclosed subject matter is to be considered illustrative, andnot restrictive, and the appended claims are intended to cover any andall such modifications, enhancements, and other embodiments that fallwithin the scope of the present invention. Thus, to the maximum extentallowed by law, the scope of the present invention is to be determinedby the broadest permissible interpretation of the following claims andtheir equivalents, and shall not be restricted or limited by theforegoing detailed description.

Although only a few exemplary embodiments have been described in detailabove, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that manymodifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments withoutmaterially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of theembodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, all suchmodifications are intended to be included within the scope of theembodiments of the present disclosure as defined in the followingclaims. In the claims, means-plus-function clauses are intended to coverthe structures described herein as performing the recited function andnot only structural equivalents, but also equivalent structures.

1. A method of playing a card game including at least one player and adealer, said method comprising: providing a plurality of playing cardseach having a value and a suit and a color; providing a playing surfacehaving at least one player position and one dealer position wherein theat least one player position of the playing surface includes at least achange up card indicia, at least a first primary card indicia and anante indicia and the dealer position of the playing surface includes atleast one dealer card indicia; receiving an ante wager consisting of abetting currency on the ante indicia; dealing a first primary card tothe at least one player on the first primary card indicia in a manner soas to conceal the value of the first primary card from the player andthe dealer; dealing one change card to the player on the change up cardindicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the change card fromthe player and the dealer; dealing one dealer card to the dealer on thedealer card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value of the dealercard from the player and the dealer; revealing the value of the firstprimary card of the player; receiving a first selection by the player toeither play the first primary card in the form of a first prediction ofwhether the dealer card is higher or lower than the first primary card,or to substitute the first primary card with the change card and playthe change card in the form of a second prediction of whether the changecard is higher or lower than the dealer card; revealing the value of thedealer card; declaring the player a loser if either of the first orsecond predictions is incorrect; declaring the player a winner if eitherthe first prediction or the second prediction is correct; and whereindeclaring the player a winner includes one of awarding the player afirst predetermined proportion of the ante wager if the first predictionis correct or and awarding the player a second predetermined proportionof the ante wager if the second prediction is correct.
 2. The method ofplaying a card game as set forth in claim 1 wherein the playing surfacefurther includes a poker bonus ante indicia; the method further includesreceiving a bonus wager consisting of a betting currency on the pokerbonus ante indicia; revealing the value of the change card if the firstprediction was selected by the player; and wherein declaring the playera winner further includes awarding the player a predetermined proportionof the poker bonus wager based upon the combination of at least thefirst primary card and the change card being a predetermined winningcombination.
 3. The method of playing a card game as set forth in claim1 wherein the playing surface further includes a second primary cardindicia, further comprising: dealing a second primary card to the playeron the second primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal thevalue of the second primary card from the player and the dealer;revealing the value of the second primary card of the player; andreceiving a second selection by the player to either play the secondprimary card in the form of a third prediction of whether the dealercard is higher or lower than the second primary card, or if the firstselection did not consist of the second prediction to substitute thesecond primary card with the change card in the form of a fourthprediction of whether the change card is higher or lower than the dealercard.
 4. The method of playing a card game as set forth in claim 3wherein the playing surface further includes a third primary cardindicia, further comprising: dealing a third primary card to the playeron the third primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the valueof the third primary card from the player and the dealer; revealing thevalue of the third primary card of the player; and receiving a thirdselection by the player to either play the third primary card a fifthprediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the thirdprimary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the secondprediction and the second selection did not consist of the fourthprediction to substitute the third primary card with the change card inthe form of a sixth prediction of whether the change card is higher orlower than the dealer card.
 5. The method of playing a card game as setforth in claim 4 wherein declaring the player a loser if any of thefirst, second, third, fourth, fifth or six predictions is incorrect. 6.The method of playing a card game as set forth in claim 4 whereindeclaring the player a winner if three of the first, second, third,fourth, fifth, or sixth predictions are correct.
 7. The method as setforth in claim 4 wherein the playing surface further includes a pokerbonus ante indicia; the method further includes receiving a bonus wagerfrom the player consisting of a betting currency placed on the pokerbonus ante indicia; and wherein declaring the player a winner furtherincludes awarding the player a predetermined proportion of the pokerbonus wager based upon the combination of the first primary card, thesecond primary card, the third primary card, and the change card being apredetermined winning combination.
 8. A method of playing a card gameincluding at least one player and a dealer, said method comprising:providing a plurality of playing cards consisting of a 52-card deck ofconventional playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color;providing a shoe for containing and dispersing the playing cards;disposing the playing cards in a shoe; providing a playing surfacehaving at least one player position and one dealer position wherein theplayer position of the playing surface includes a change up cardindicia, a first primary card indicia, a second primary card indicia, athird primary card indicia, an ante indicia, and a poker bonus anteindicia, and wherein the dealer position of the playing surface includesat least one dealer card indicia; receiving an ante wager from the atleast one player in the form of a betting currency placed on the anteindicia; receiving a bonus wager from the at least one player in theform of a betting currency placed on the bonus poker bonus ante indicia;dealing a first primary card from the shoe to the at least one player onthe first primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal the value ofthe first primary card from the at least one player and the dealer;dealing a second primary card from the shoe to the at least one playeron the second primary card indicia in a manner so as to conceal thevalue of the second primary card from the at least one player and thedealer; dealing a third primary card from the shoe to the at least oneplayer on the third primary card indicia in a manner so as to concealthe value of the third primary card from the at least one player and thedealer; dealing one change card from the shoe to the at least one playerin a manner so as to conceal the value of the change card from the atleast one player and the dealer; dealing one dealer card from the shoeto the dealer on the dealer card indicia in a manner so as to concealthe value of the dealer card from the at least one player and thedealer; revealing the value of the first primary card of the player;receiving a first selection by the player to either play the firstprimary card in the form of a first prediction of whether the dealercard is higher or lower than the first primary card, or to substitutethe first primary card with the change card and play the change card inthe form of a second prediction of whether the change card is higher orlower than the dealer card; revealing the value of the second primarycard of the player; receiving a second selection by the player to eitherplay the second primary card in the form of a third prediction ofwhether the dealer card is higher or lower than the second primary card,or if the first selection did not consist of the second prediction tosubstitute the second primary card with the change card and play thechange card in the form of a fourth prediction of whether the changecard is higher or lower than the dealer card; revealing the value of thethird primary card of the player; receiving a third selection by theplayer to either play the third primary card in the form of a fifthprediction of whether the dealer card is higher or lower than the thirdprimary card, or if the first selection did not consist of the secondprediction and the second selection did not consist of the fourthprediction to substitute the third primary card with the change card andplay the change card in the form of a sixth prediction of whether thechange card is higher or lower than the dealer card; revealing the valueof the dealer card; revealing the value of the change card if the firstselection did not consist of the second prediction, the second selectiondid not consist of the fourth prediction, and the third selection didnot consist of the sixth prediction; declaring the player a loser if anyof the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth predictions isincorrect; declaring the player a winner if three of the first, second,third, fourth, fifth, and sixth predictions are correct; whereindeclaring the player a winner includes awarding the winner a firstpredetermined proportion of the ante wager if the player played thechange card or awarding a second predetermined proportion of the antewager if the player did not play the change card; wherein declaring theplayer a winner further includes awarding the player a predeterminedproportion of the bonus wager based upon the combination of the firstprimary card, second primary card, third primary card, and the changecard being a predetermined winning combination.
 9. The method of claim4, wherein first primary card indicia includes an upper portion and alower portion, further comprising: receiving the first primary card inthe upper portion of the first primary card indicia is representative ofthe first prediction by the at least one player that the first primarycard has a value higher than a value of the dealer card; or receivingthe first primary card in the lower portion of the first primary cardindicia is representative of the first prediction by the at least oneplayer that the first primary card has a value lower than the value ofthe dealer card.
 10. The method of claim 4, wherein the first primarycard indicia an upper portion and a lower portion, further comprising:receiving the change card in the upper portion of the first primaryindicia is representative of the second prediction by the at least oneplayer that the change card has a value higher than a value of thedealer card; or receiving the change card in the lower portion of thefirst primary card indicia is representative of the second prediction bythe at least one player that the value of the change card is lower thanthe value of the dealer card.
 11. The method of claim 9, wherein thesecond primary card indicia includes an upper portion and a lowerportion, further comprising: receiving the second primary card in theupper portion of the second primary card indicia is representative ofthe third prediction by the at least one player that the second primarycard has a value higher than the value of the dealer card; or receivingthe second primary card in the lower portion of the second primary cardindicia is representative of the fourth prediction by the at least oneplayer that the second primary card has a value lower than the value ofthe dealer card.
 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the third primarycard indicia includes an upper portion and a lower portion, furthercomprising: receiving the third primary card in the upper portion of thethird primary card indicia is representative of the fifth prediction bythe at least one player that the third primary card has a value higherthan the value of the dealer card; or receiving the third primary cardin the lower portion of the third primary card indicia is representativeof the sixth prediction by the at least one player that the thirdprimary card has a value lower than the value of the dealer card. 13.The method of claim 8, wherein the first primary card indicia includes afirst upper portion and a first lower portion, the second primary cardindicia includes a second upper portion and a second lower portion, andthe third primary card indicia includes a third upper portion and athird lower portion, further comprising: placing the first primary cardin the first upper portion by the at least one player represents thefirst prediction being that the first primary card has a value greaterthan a value of the dealer card; placing the first primary card in thefirst lower portion by the at least one player represents the firstprediction being that the value of the first primary card is lower thanthe value of the dealer card; placing the change card in the first upperportion by the at least one player represents the second predictionbeing that the change card has a value greater than the value of thedealer card; placing the change card in the first lower portion by theat least one player represents the second prediction being that thechange card has value lower than the value of the dealer card.
 14. Themethod of claim 13, further comprising: placing the second primary cardin the second upper portion by the at least one player represents thethird prediction being that the second primary card has a value greaterthan the value of the dealer card; placing the second primary card inthe second lower portion by the at least one player represents the thirdprediction being that the value of the second primary card is lower thanthe value of the dealer card; placing the change card in the secondupper portion by the at least one player represents the fourthprediction being that the change card has a value greater than the valueof the dealer card; placing the change card in the second lower portionby the at least one player represents the fourth prediction being thatthe change card has value lower than the value of the dealer card. 15.The method of claim 14, further comprising: placing the third primarycard in the third upper portion by the at least one player representsthe fifth prediction being that the third primary card has a valuegreater than the value of the dealer card; placing the third primarycard in the third lower portion by the at least one player representsthe fifth prediction being that the value of the third primary card islower than the value of the dealer card; placing the change card in thethird upper portion by the at least one player represents the sixthprediction being that the change card has a value greater than the valueof the dealer card; placing the change card in the third lower portionby the at least one player represents the sixth prediction being thatthe change card has value lower than the value of the dealer card.
 16. Amethod of playing a casino card game of chance, comprising: providing adeck of cards consisting of 52 individual cards broken down into aplurality of different values consisting of A through K of clubs,diamonds, hearts and spades; providing a table game surface with aplurality of player positions and a dealer card position, each of theplurality of player positions including indicia representing an antewager area, a first primary card area, a second primary card area, athird primary card area, and a change card area, wherein the firstprimary card area, the second primary card area and the third primarycard area include an upper prediction area and a lower prediction area;receiving a wager in the ante wager area from at least one of theplurality of players; dealing a card face down to each of the firstprimary card area, the second primary card area, the third primary cardarea, the change card area associated with the least one player whoplaced a wager in the ante wager area; dealing a card face down to thedealer card area; exposing the card in the first primary card area;receiving a first selection from the at least one player to play etherthe first primary card or the change card; receiving a first predictionfrom the at least one player by placing the first selected card in thefirst upper prediction area or the first lower prediction area; exposingthe card in the second primary card area; receiving a second selectionfrom the at least one player to play either the second primary card orthe change card if the change card is not the first selected card;receiving a second prediction by placing the second selected card in thesecond upper prediction area or the second lower prediction area;exposing the card in the third primary card area; receiving a thirdselection from the at least one player to play either the third primarycard or the change card if the change card is not the first selectedcard or the second selected card; receiving a third prediction byplacing the third selected card in the third upper prediction area orthe third lower prediction area; exposing the dealer card; declaring theplayer a loser if any of the first prediction, the second prediction orthe third prediction is incorrect; declaring the player a winner each ofthe first prediction, the second prediction and the third prediction arecorrect; and wherein declaring the player a winner includes awarding theplayer a first predetermined proportion of the ante wager if one of thefirst selection, the second selection, or the third selection involvesplacing the change card in one of the upper or lower prediction areas orawarding the player a second predetermined proportion of the ante wagerif the at least one player did not use the change card as part of thefirst prediction, the second prediction or the third prediction.
 17. Themethod of claim 16, wherein the first predetermined portion is 1:1 andthe second predetermined portion is 3:2.
 18. The method of claim 16wherein the table game surface further includes a poker bonus anteindicia; the method further including receiving a bonus wager consistingof a betting currency on the poker bonus ante indicia; wherein declaringthe player a winner further includes awarding the player a predeterminedproportion of the poker bonus wager based upon the combination of atleast the first primary card and the change card being a predeterminedwinning combination.